UNITED BY MUSIC is a performance program for musically talented people with development and intellectual challenges. Nonprofit expert and music supporter Barbara Hammerman and mu-sic producer Amanda Gresham founded and manage this program in North America, originally created in The Netherlands in 2006. The two direct this team of professional musician mentors and supporters, find the musical talents for the program, work in weekly sessions to create per-formance shows and play at festivals and events.
On this very Special Event Broadcast of WoodSongs, the organization has put together the UNITED BY MUSIC NORTH AMERICA band a blended mix of those who are neuro diverse with those who are neuro typical into a fabulous ensemble of musicians. This extraordinary group features two of their UBMNA Artist Ambassadors viral singing sensation MARLANA VANHOOSE from Kentucky and 19-year-old Mississippi blues artist phenom CHRISTONE "KINGFISHâ INGRAM plus several UBMNA mentors including Grammy-nominated BB King Entertainer of the Year JANIVA MAGENESS, Northwest bluesman BEN RICE and award winning recording artists and rhythm section GARY DAVENPORT and MATT TECU.
